Booneville, Arkansas
| Booneville, Arkansas | |
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Logan County Courthouse, Southern District in downtown Booneville
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 Location in Logan County and the state of Arkansas |
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| Coordinates: 35°8′23″N 93°55′17″W / 35.13972°N 93.92139°WCoordinates: 35°8′23″N 93°55′17″W / 35.13972°N 93.92139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arkansas |
| County | Logan |
| Incorporated | 1878, 1899 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2) |
| • Land | 4.1 sq mi (10.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 502 ft (153 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,990 |
| • Density | 995.6/sq mi (385.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 72927 |
| Area code(s) | 479 |
| FIPS code | 05-07720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0062143 |
Booneville is a city in Logan County, Arkansas and the county seat of the southern district. Located in the Arkansas River Valley between the Ouachita and Ozark Mountains, the city is one of the oldest in western Arkansas. The city's economy was first based upon the railroad and Arkansas State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, but has evolved into a diverse economy of small businesses and light industry as the early drivers have disappeared. Booneville's population was 3,990 at the 2010 census.
Booneville supports a community center, a senior citizens center, a community hospital, a municipal airport and new school facilities. Hunting, fishing, camping, hiking and other outdoors activities are readily available in nearby national forests and state parks.
The city was founded in 1828 when Walter Cauthron, an early explorer of the Arkansas Territory, built a log cabin and store along the Petit Jean River. Intending to name the community "Bonneville" for friend Benjamin Bonneville, the name was later changed. Another theory is that the name was to honor Daniel Boone, a friend of the Logan family for which the county is named.
The Arkansas State Tuberculosis Sanatorium was established in 1909 about three miles (5 km) south of Booneville. Once fully established, the sanatorium was the relocation center for all white Arkansans with tuberculosis. By the time the facility was closed in 1973, it had treated over 70,000 patients. The main hospital, named the Nyberg Building after Leo E. Nyberg, a former sanatorium patient and state legislator who sponsored the bill funding the construction, was completed in 1941. The facility became known worldwide as one of the most successful and modern hospitals for the treatment of tuberculosis of its day.
The sanatorium complex was self-sustaining, with dormitories, staff entertainment buildings, a chapel, laundry, dairy, water treatment plant, independent telephone system, and even a fire department. At the height of its use, the complex employed nearly 300 staff members. At one point, the total population of the center was greater than that of Booneville, in the valley below.
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